The USDA WS-NWRC Hawai‘i Field Station is recruiting a term research biologist to be stationed on Kaua‘i to lead the development of a management plan for the invasive rose-ringed parakeet. These birds are destroying farmers’ crops, as well as annoying people with their loud calls.

Students and recent grads interested in the establishment, development, and maintenance of a botanical garden have an awesome opportunity to gain valuable, practical experience in a tropical setting by working and learning at the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) on Kaua‘i through their Fall Internship Program.

Know someone who wants to work in a beautiful environment and be an integral part of research and Extension that will help ag producers and members of the community throughout the state? Let them know that two agricultural research technician III positions are now open at Waiakea Station and Mealani Station on the Big Island.

Enjoy an evening of glamorous haute couture at FDM’s 53rd Annual Fashion Show, featuring three senior designers and a junior ensemble collection! This year’s theme is “Sweet Escape,” and the gorgeous designs will create an atmosphere that lets you do just that. It all happens on Sunday, April 28, at 6:00 p.m. at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.

Getting rid of pests in the garden and field is always a concern—how do you eliminate the problematic critters and keep the good ones? How do you keep toxic chemicals from lingering in the soil, impacting humans, pets, or beneficial insects? One potential solution is to look into biopesticides! Find out more about them at the next PEPS Special Seminar on April 16.